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Offset
ˌɒfˈsɛt
- counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect
"donations to charities can be offset against tax"
counterbalance balance balance out cancel cancel out even out/up counteract counterpoise countervail equalize neutralize nullify compensate for make up for make good redeem indemnify - place out of line
"several places where the ridge was offset at right angles to its length"
- (of ink or a freshly printed page) transfer an impression to the next leaf or sheet
"there was some offsetting on to text"
- a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one
"widow's bereavement allowance is an offset against income"
- the amount or distance by which something is out of line
"these wheels have an offset of four inches"
- a short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line of measurement
- a small deviation or bias in a voltage or current
"offset adjustment circuits"
- a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation
"a present of tulip bulbs, offsets, and seeds for his garden"
- a spur in a mountain range
- a sloping ledge in a wall or other feature where the thickness of the part above is diminished
- a bend in a pipe to carry it past an obstacle
"allow for any bend you need including offsets for connecting the downpipe"
- a method of printing in which ink is transferred from a plate or stone to a uniform rubber surface and from that to the paper
"they produced banknotes by offset"